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Clips from NewsRadio - The Crisis (S01E01)

He just happened to mention it over dinner one night.

"He just happened to mention it over dinner one night."

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Dave.

"Dave."

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They don't really need to know about our dinner.

"They don't really need to know about our dinner."

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So, dinner and a desk.

"So, dinner and a desk."

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What's next, you're going to get him a pony?

"What's next, you're going to get him a pony?"

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What are you talking about, Bill?

"What are you talking about, Bill?"

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Come on, Matthew. Let's go. Hold on, Dave.

"Come on, Matthew. Let's go. Hold on, Dave."

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Before you go, you'd better take this.

"Before you go, you'd better take this."

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Right. Go on.

"Right. Go on."

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Hello.

"Hello."

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Yes, it is. Huh?

"Yes, it is. Huh?"

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Who is this?

"Who is this?"

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Oh, that's my pal, Tony Palmer, at Desk Emporium.

"Oh, that's my pal, Tony Palmer, at Desk Emporium."

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Tony, what's--

"Tony, what's--"

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Tony-- No, no, Tony, I'm not in the mood to bargain.

"Tony-- No, no, Tony, I'm not in the mood to bargain."

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Hey, Dave,

"Hey, Dave,"

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there's a man calling from that derailed train.

"there's a man calling from that derailed train."

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He's on a cellular phone, and he sounds real.

"He's on a cellular phone, and he sounds real."

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Tell him to hold.

"Tell him to hold."

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Got to go, Tony.

"Got to go, Tony."

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Hello. Yes, yes, this is Dave Nelson.

"Hello. Yes, yes, this is Dave Nelson."

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I'm the news director here.

"I'm the news director here."

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Now, sir, are you really on the train?

"Now, sir, are you really on the train?"

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Great.

"Great."

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No, no, no, I didn't mean that. Of course it's not great. No.

"No, no, no, I didn't mean that. Of course it's not great. No."

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But, sir, I'd like to put you on the air

"But, sir, I'd like to put you on the air"

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if that's all right with you.

"if that's all right with you."

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All right? Okay. Take this up to Lisa in the booth, please.

"All right? Okay. Take this up to Lisa in the booth, please."

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Now, sir, I'm just going to have to put you on hold,

"Now, sir, I'm just going to have to put you on hold,"

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and then patch you through and you'll be on the air.

"and then patch you through and you'll be on the air."

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Okay, thank you, sir.

"Okay, thank you, sir."

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Dave, honey, I've been to Desk Emporium,

"Dave, honey, I've been to Desk Emporium,"

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and their stuff is crap.

"and their stuff is crap."

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I'll bear that in mind, Catherine.

"I'll bear that in mind, Catherine."

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You do that.

"You do that."

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A new development on that stalled Number Nine train

"A new development on that stalled Number Nine train"

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in Chelsea...

"in Chelsea..."

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Mr. Frank Silveri, a passenger on that train,

"Mr. Frank Silveri, a passenger on that train,"

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has called WNYX on his cellular phone.

"has called WNYX on his cellular phone."

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Mr. Silveri, what is the mood on the train?

"Mr. Silveri, what is the mood on the train?"

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Yeah, this is Tony Palmer at Desk Emporium.

"Yeah, this is Tony Palmer at Desk Emporium."

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Are you in the mood to bargain?

"Are you in the mood to bargain?"

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Hello, Mr. Silveri?

"Hello, Mr. Silveri?"

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Mr. Silveri? Mr. Silveri? Mr. Silveri...

"Mr. Silveri? Mr. Silveri? Mr. Silveri..."

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Great.

"Great."

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We lost him.

"We lost him."

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Conference table, everybody. Now.

"Conference table, everybody. Now."

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Matthew!

"Matthew!"

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Let the elevator go, Matthew.

"Let the elevator go, Matthew."

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You just never know

"You just never know"

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when one of those is going to come by, you know?

"when one of those is going to come by, you know?"

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They're so...slow.

"They're so...slow."

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Okay, listen...

"Okay, listen..."

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Everyone seems sort of distracted today by something,

"Everyone seems sort of distracted today by something,"

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so let's just take a few minutes to get it out

"so let's just take a few minutes to get it out"

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so we can focus on the work at hand.

"so we can focus on the work at hand."

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Who wants to go first? Bill?

"Who wants to go first? Bill?"

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Well, actually, I do have a thing or two on my mind,

"Well, actually, I do have a thing or two on my mind,"

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but I'd much prefer to discuss them

"but I'd much prefer to discuss them"

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over dinner some night.

"over dinner some night."

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Unless Matthew has you all booked up.

"Unless Matthew has you all booked up."

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Bill, if you'd like to have dinner sometime,

"Bill, if you'd like to have dinner sometime,"

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that would be my pleasure.

"that would be my pleasure."

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Actually, I'm very busy this month.

"Actually, I'm very busy this month."

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Yeah, Dave? Yes, Beth?

"Yeah, Dave? Yes, Beth?"

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Let me just give you the lowdown, if I could.

"Let me just give you the lowdown, if I could."

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I think what's happening is that everybody's getting really upset

"I think what's happening is that everybody's getting really upset"

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because you and Matthew

"because you and Matthew"

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have become best friends so fast.

"have become best friends so fast."

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Ah! Okay, see? Now we're getting somewhere.

"Ah! Okay, see? Now we're getting somewhere."

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You see, I knew this couldn't be all about desks.

"You see, I knew this couldn't be all about desks."

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Yes, it is.

"Yes, it is."

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Now, I am sorry

"Now, I am sorry"

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if you've all gotten the impression

"if you've all gotten the impression"

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that I like Matthew more than the rest of you.

"that I like Matthew more than the rest of you."

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That is simply not so.

"That is simply not so."

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Well, you don't have to make it sound so implausible.

"Well, you don't have to make it sound so implausible."

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All right, they pulled the train about 50 feet,

"All right, they pulled the train about 50 feet,"

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but then it stalled again--

"but then it stalled again--"

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Lisa, not now.

"Lisa, not now."

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I know I've only been here a couple of weeks

"I know I've only been here a couple of weeks"

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and you don't really know me that well,

"and you don't really know me that well,"

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but I'm sure as you get to know me,

"but I'm sure as you get to know me,"

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you'll realize I'm very a fair and just person.

"you'll realize I'm very a fair and just person."

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All right, why don't you guys continue to discuss the desk,

"All right, why don't you guys continue to discuss the desk,"

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and I'll sit in here

"and I'll sit in here"

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and single-handedly broadcast the news?

"and single-handedly broadcast the news?"

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It's a deal.

"It's a deal."

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Lisa, it's not really about desks.

"Lisa, it's not really about desks."

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Yes, it is.

"Yes, it is."

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There seems to be some confusion

"There seems to be some confusion"

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about the fact that I had dinner with Matthew.

"about the fact that I had dinner with Matthew."

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So what? What's the big deal?

"So what? What's the big deal?"

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Dave and I have had dinner before.

"Dave and I have had dinner before."

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Really?

"Really?"

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Well, yeah. Once.

"Well, yeah. Once."

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Or twice, maybe.

"Or twice, maybe."

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Two dinners?

"Two dinners?"

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This is unbelievable!

"This is unbelievable!"

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Beth, is Sergeant What's-his-name

"Beth, is Sergeant What's-his-name"

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still on line four for me?

"still on line four for me?"

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No.

"No."

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I'll take it in here.

"I'll take it in here."

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No desk, no dinner...

"No desk, no dinner..."

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Land of opportunity, my ass!

"Land of opportunity, my ass!"

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Dave, how did you get an appointment

"Dave, how did you get an appointment"

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with the transit commissioner?

"with the transit commissioner?"

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I didn't.

"I didn't."

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I'm just going to go down to his office

"I'm just going to go down to his office"

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and figure out the rest from there.

"and figure out the rest from there."

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Is this one of those plans

"Is this one of those plans"

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that involves somebody dressing up

"that involves somebody dressing up"

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in a fake nun outfit?

"in a fake nun outfit?"

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No.

"No."

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Oh, because I have one at home.

"Oh, because I have one at home."

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Good luck.

"Good luck."

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Oh, thanks, Lisa.

"Oh, thanks, Lisa."

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Oh, you two

"Oh, you two"

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probably want to be alone right now, so I'll just...

"probably want to be alone right now, so I'll just..."

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Beth...

"Beth..."

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